Location: QLD/WA/ACT/VIC/NSW/NT/SA/TAS (Hybrid).
RFQ Details
- Citizenship: Australian citizenship is required.
- RFQ ID: LH-08491
- Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Closing Date: Sunday, 15 November 2026 • 11:59pm, Canberra time (Australia/Sydney)
- Estimated Start Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2026
- Initial Contract Duration: 12 months
- Extension Term: 12 months
- Number of Extensions: 2
- Experience Level: Senior - EL1 equivalent
- Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline
- Location of Work: QLD, WA, ACT, VIC, NSW, NT, SA, TAS
- Working Arrangements: Hybrid
- Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week
Job Details
Software Engineers have experience overseeing software development projects, writing optimised code, and provide technical leadership to a team of software engineers. They are responsible for the quality and functionality of the software produced by their team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain AWS infrastructure operations, ensuring the on-going performance, availability, security and reliability.
- Administer and maintain Amazon EKS and Kubernetes environments, including cluster upgrades, node group management, patching and vulnerability remediation.
- Develop and implement infrastructure automation to streamline operational processes, reduce manual intervention and improve platform efficiency, including automated patching and backups
- Monitor and optimise platform performance, capacity, scalability and resource utilisation, identifying opportunities to improve resilience and manage AWS infrastructure costs.
- Maintain and enhance monitoring, logging and observability capabilities using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch and Dynatrace
- Implement and maintain AWS security controls, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), IAM, IRSA, RBAC and secrets management, ensuring alignment with applicable security and governance requirements.
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and ArgoCD to support secure, consistent and reliable application deployments.
- Investigate and resolve infrastructure incidents, technical defects and performance issues, undertaking root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements.
Technical Skills
- A minimum of three years’ demonstrated hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure engineering and operational support, preferably within complex enterprise or production environments.
- Strong technical expertise and hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes, including cluster administration, upgrades, troubleshooting, patching and performance optimisation.
- Demonstrated experience in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering practices, with the ability to implement reliable, secure and efficient operational solutions.
- Sound knowledge of AWS security architecture and controls, including IAM, IRSA, RBAC, WAF, secrets management and vulnerability management.
- Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Argo CD or comparable deployment technologies.
- Practical experience with monitoring, logging and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch or Dynatrace.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities, including experience managing production incidents, undertaking root cause analysis and supporting service recovery.
- Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary technical and security teams.
- Experience supporting business-critical cloud platforms within Australian Government or similarly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Knowledge of GitOps practices and automated deployment methodologies.
- Understanding of Australian Government cybersecurity requirements, including the Information Security Manual (ISM) and Essential Eight.
- Relevant AWS or Kubernetes certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Experience supporting major platform releases, security remediation and infrastructure improvement initiatives.
Selection Criteria
- Extent to which the proposed candidate's CV meets the requirements as set out in the Key duties and responsibilities section of this RFQ
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Senior AWS Platform Engineer in Canberra employer: pinaka
At pinaka, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation within the Defence sector. Our employees benefit from flexible hybrid work arrangements, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to supporting their growth in cybersecurity expertise. With a focus on meaningful contributions to national security, working with us means being part of a team that values integrity, excellence, and the advancement of Defence technology capabilities.
